[Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread ve2wu
20 Meters is open 24 hours a day. Please see the link below for the action. http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1.php?f=211# http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1.php?f=211 73 de marten ve2wu ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Edwin Marzan
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 13:03:48 -0400 Subject: [Flexradio] dead bands 20 Meters is open 24 hours a day. Please see the link below for the action. http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1.php?f=211# http://www.reversebeacon.net/dxsd1.php?f=211 73 de marten ve2wu

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Simon (HB9DRV)
Try PSK on 14.070 - open almost 20 hours a day. Often there's no SSB, little CW but plenty of digital activity. Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan edwin_mar...@hotmail.com I guess it can be said that 20 meters is open in some part

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Mark Lunday
, May 28, 2009 3:22 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] dead bands Try PSK on 14.070 - open almost 20 hours a day. Often there's no SSB, little CW but plenty of digital activity. Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Simon (HB9DRV) si...@hb9drv.ch wrote: Try PSK on 14.070 - open almost 20 hours a day. Often there's no SSB, little CW but plenty of digital activity. I agree that the PSK sub-band is a good indicator of band condition as there is regular activity there.

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Simon (HB9DRV)
14.070 USB ? Must be open after ~ 6AM Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com - Original Message - From: Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com I agree that the PSK sub-band is a good indicator of band condition as there is regular activity there. Regardless, I have been listening

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-28 Thread Terry Fox
Lloyd Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 4:31 PM To: Simon (HB9DRV) Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] dead bands On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Simon (HB9DRV) si...@hb9drv.ch wrote: Try PSK on 14.070 - open almost 20 hours a day. Often there's no SSB, little CW but plenty

[Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Brian Lloyd
I am trying to teach new a new General-class licensee how to operate on HF and getting nowhere. I don't know about the rest of you but I can't hear a thing on any band. WWV is barely audible on either 10MHz or 15MHz. sigh 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Tim Ellison
Someone forgot to pay the sunspot bill :-) SF=68 -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:34 PM To: FlexRadio reflector Subject: [Flexradio] dead bands I am

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Brian Lloyd
On May 27, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Tim Ellison wrote: Someone forgot to pay the sunspot bill :-) No kidding! This can't be helping sales of HF radios! I suppose it means I need to get up a better 80M and maybe even a 160M antenna. double sigh Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Dave
-boun...@flex-radio.biz ] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:34 PM To: FlexRadio reflector Subject: [Flexradio] dead bands I am trying to teach new a new General-class licensee how to operate on HF and getting nowhere. I don't know about the rest of you but I can't hear

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Tim Ellison
[mailto:brian-wb6...@lloyd.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:49 PM To: Tim Ellison Cc: FlexRadio reflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] dead bands On May 27, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Tim Ellison wrote: Someone forgot to pay the sunspot bill :-) No kidding! This can't be helping sales of HF radios! I suppose

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Steve Nance
Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:49 PM To: Tim Ellison Cc: FlexRadio reflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] dead bands On May 27, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Tim Ellison wrote: Someone forgot to pay the sunspot bill :-) No kidding! This can't be helping sales of HF radios! I suppose it means I need to get up

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Peter Spader
. Pete - Original Message - From: Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com To: FlexRadio reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:33 PM Subject: [Flexradio] dead bands I am trying to teach new a new General-class licensee how to operate on HF and getting

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Brian Lloyd
On May 27, 2009, at 1:57 PM, Steve Nance wrote: It's probably my fault. I just finished installing a new SteppIR DB-36 last weekend and then the bands went silent. I think it must be Murphy... Well, since it doesn't work for you we will be most happy to take it off your hands. The DB-36

[Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread FireBrick
in a variation of the perenial Mine is bigger my Flex is better than your Flex... LOL as I'm seeing over 40 stations on the 20 meter PSK waterfall. over half are non USA. In fact there are now so many signals, my screen is not 'tall' enough to get them all in the Broad Band Decode option of

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Neal Campbell
Winning a Flexie Award makes your radio look pretty big already. Congratulations on winning this year's model! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 9:43 PM, FireBrick

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Dale Boresz
Brian, IMHO, you and your students should consider building the 5-Band Hex Beam described in the March 2009 issue of QST (p. 30). I can't speak for that particular antenna, but I have had a 20m mono-band Traffie Hex Beam for about 5 years now (recently modified to include 17m), and it's a

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 2:43 PM, FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com wrote: in a variation of the perenial Mine is bigger my Flex is better than your Flex... LOL Well, yes, as the flex I am using at school is a K2 the kids and I built. as I'm seeing over 40 stations on the 20 meter PSK waterfall.

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Brian Lloyd
You know, the best indicator of the band opening up is traffic on the PSK portion of the band. Everyone crams into the same 3KHz so finding activity is a no-brainer. Finally starting to hear some sigs on 14070 KHz. Just in time to have to go do something else. Bah, humbug. 73 de Brian,

Re: [Flexradio] dead bands

2009-05-27 Thread Ross Stenberg
Brian, all kidding aside the work you do to promote the ham radio hobby with the students is admirable and much appreciated by the ham fraternity. Thank you for your efforts and contributions. 73 Ross K9COX All kidding aside, we really are looking to put up a beam. I would love to get